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Affordable Care Act in Mississippi

Mississippi Republican leaders are talking about the problems with the online process for the Affordable Care Act.

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Updated: 6:20 PM CDT Oct 21, 2013

Affordable Care Act in Mississippi

Mississippi Republican leaders are talking about the problems with the online process for the Affordable Care Act.

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Updated: 6:20 PM CDT Oct 21, 2013

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WEBVTT CUSTODY. NO NAME HAS BEENRELEASED .STATE- REPLUBLICAN- LEADERS ARETALKING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITHTHE ONLINE- PROCESS FOR THEAFFORDABLE CARE ACT.16 WAPT'S SCOTT SIMMONS TALKEDTO U-S SENATOR ROGERWICKER---WHO CALLS-IT A REASONTO COST ELECTED- LEADERS THEIRJOBS NEXT-ELECTION- SEASON.THE ON-LINE WEBSITE FOR SIGNINGUP FOR HEALTH CARE HAS BEENBOGGED DOWN, AT TIMES MOVING ATA CRAWLING PACE...AND THEPRESIDENT SAYS, WHILE THEADMINISTRATION IS WORKING TO FIXTHE PROBLEMS..IT'S NOT THE ONLYWAY TO SIGN UP. PRESIDENTBARRACK OBAMA: EVEN AS WEREDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS TO GET THESITE WORKING AS WELL AS IT ISSUPPOSED TO WE ARE ALSOREDOUBLING OUR EFFORTS TO INSUREYOU CAN STILL BUY THE SAMEQUALITY HEALTH CARE, AVAILABLEON THE MARKETPLACE THE OLDFASHIONED WAY..OFFLINE. GOVERNORPHIL BRYANT ADDRESSED A REPORTTHAT DESCRIBED THOUSANDS OFMISSISSIPPIANS AS TOO POOR TOBUY EVEN DISCOUNTED INSURANCE.GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT/R-MS: ITHINK THOSE MISSISSIPPIANS NEEDTO WORK AS MUCH AS WE CAN TOWORK WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES ANDFIND JOBS. U.S. SEN. ROGERWICKER/R-MS: HE SEEMS TO BE VERYRELAXED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS ONTHE ROLL OUT . I THINK IT HASBEEN A COMPLETE DISASTER. U.SSENATOR ROGER WICKER, INJACKSON, SAYS THAT THE PRESIDENTSHOULD DELAY THE PLAN FORANOTHER YEAR...BUT ALSOREPUBLICANS SHOULD LINE TOREPEAL THE LAW BY HEADING TO THEVOTING POLLS NEXT YEAR. U.S.SEN. ROGER WICKER/R-MS: BUT TOME, IT MAKES SENSE TO MAKE THE2014 OFF YEAR ELECTIONS BE AREFERENDUM ON OBAMACARE. SCOTTSIMMONS 16 WAPT NEWS.ACCORDING TO THE STATEINSURANCE COMMISSIONER, ONLY35 MISSISSIPPI- RESIDENTS HAVE

Affordable Care Act in Mississippi

Mississippi Republican leaders are talking about the problems with the online process for the Affordable Care Act.